I am surely interested! delilah evans At 20:33 3/9/01 -0500, you wrote: >There is still a Durham Reunion held in June each year. I think it is the >3rd weekend but will find out for sure tomorrow if anyone is interested. >Almost all of the older people are gone now, however, the next generation >has continued with it. > >There is a bookout that was put out by a couple of residents a few years >ago. We had a copy at the Dade Library... only it has disappeared. I may >have found another copy (there is no copyright on it) if anyone is >interested in that also. Be glad to make you a copy for copy and postage >expense only. I have some pictures that I've copied along the way and will >zerox those to add to the booklet. > >We've walked that old railroad bed many times and if one knows where to look >it can still be seen today. Duke, when you walked from the main highway up >Nick-a-jack Road then walked the rr bed to Lula Lake, you all sure walked a >quite a-ways. You are so very right, it was a beautiful walk and still would >be if it were opened up again. The lake is under protective trust right now. > >South Nick-a-jack connects Chattanooga Valley Rd (Highway 193) which is in >the valley to Lula Lake Rd (Highway 157) on top of the mountain. Chattanooga >Valley is on the east side of Lookout Mountain (Walker Co). The entire >railroad was in Walker Co. > >After tomorrow afternoon I may have stories for you all about the Durham >Mines. > >Sue >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 1:51 PM >Subject: [GADADE] Re: GADADE-D #21 - Hanging Tree, again > > >> I know that this has been beaten to death, but I would like to hear the >story of it. Could someone email the story to me if they dont want to post >it here? >> >> As stated earlier, my GF worked at the Durham Mine around 1910-20 as >either a mine foreman or ran the commisary (stories conflict). He lived >later along the rail line to Chickamauga. I would like to hear any stories >about the Mine or the surrounding Durham area. Has anybody done research on >this? Any info at either the Dade or Walker Geneo Societies? Any >documents, or pictures. I would like to get any copies available. >> >> I also remember going up to Lula Falls and Lake. My dad would take us up >there often in the 1950's to swim. You used to be able to drive along the >old RR roadbed from Nickajack Rd., around the brow to the Falls. We once >hiked the entire distance from the main road (Hwy 157?) up across Nickajack >Rd. to the Falls. It was a beautiful walk. The old RR roadbed was very >visible. It brings back memories. >> >> Duke Williams >> >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> To post messages to everyone on the list, send >> your email message to: [email protected] >> > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest >in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; >Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited >to join as well. > >